Saint Anterus became the Bishop of Rome.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
Two bombs exploded in pubs in central Birmingham, UK.
French chemistry and physics teacher Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made his first successful balloon flight.